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Robert Lindsay as 'Wolfie' Smith in the TV Show Citizen Smith. Wolfie is in front of Tooting Underground Station holding his fist in the air in a revolutionary stance, he has a 'Che Guevara' beret on and a cigarette in his mouth. Image: BBC/Fair Use

Bedford Ian writes…

12 June 2026: Citizen Smith, Transport transparency, Italian Enough? and Tree-mendous. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all…
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Pothole on De Parys Avenue 12 January 2026. Image: Bedford Independent

Government tightens road maintenance transparency rules after controversial Bedford red rating

Bedford Borough Council will have to publish more detailed information on potholes, road conditions and highways spending under new government transparency rules...
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Mayes Yard, Bedford Town Centre artist’s impression. Image: Cityheart.

Monthly column: Positive developments are continuing across the Borough

In my last column, I wrote about the importance of investing in our Borough. That matters because councils should not just manage decline or leave key sites to sit empty...
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A pothole in a Bedford residential street.

Letters: I’m writing from Pothole Lane, Biddenham

Inspired by the recent homemade signage for ‘Potholesville’, otherwise known as Old Bridge Way, Shefford, I was sorely tempted to make some new signs myself for Gold Lane, Biddenham... 
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Bedford Borough Council workers filling potholes on De Parys Avenue March 2026 Image Bedford Independent

Government stands by Bedford’s “red” road rating despite mayor’s complaint

The Government has defended Bedford’s “red” road rating despite the mayor’s complaint over incorrect data submitted by the council. The response from the Department for Transport (DfT)...
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Borough Hall car park. Image: Bedford Independent

Bedford Ian writes…

2 April 2026: Pothole-free paradise, Responsible reporting, Rabbit responsibility, Selective outrage, and Tiny tennis. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough...
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Bedford Borough Council workers filling potholes on De Parys Avenue March 2026 Image Bedford Independent

Bedford Ian writes…

20 March 2026: Left hand/right hand, Royal precision, Fire denial and Irish-ish. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all…
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Pothole on De Parys Avenue 12 January 2026. Image: Bedford Independent

DfT refuses to say if Bedford’s corrected pothole data changes red rating

The DfT has refused to say whether corrected pothole data from Bedford Borough Council has been processed or would change Bedford’s red rating, as the ruling Conservatives insist figures...
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Yellow Warning (ice & snow) 6-9 January 2025. Image: MapTiler OpenStreetMap contributors via Met Office

Bedford Ian writes…

16 January 2026: Yellow snow, Pothole palaver, Bedford Banksy?, Trump trumped and Happy Birthday to me. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he...
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Pothole on De Parys Avenue 12 January 2026. Image: Bedford Independent

Bedford Borough Council sent wrong data to DfT which led to ‘red’ pothole ranking

Bedford Borough Council admits sending incorrect roads data to the DfT after being branded “red” for potholes, as the Mayor, MP and government trade blows over funding, figures and transparency...
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